Vaisakhi
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Vaisakhi is a major spring harvest festival and Sikh religious celebration marking the formation of the Khalsa and the Punjabi New Year.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baisakhi | 2 |
| Khalsa Sajna Divas | 1 |
| Punjabi New Year | 1 |
| Vaisakh Sankranti | 1 |
| Vaisakhi of 1699 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ public holiday ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | Khalsa ⓘ |
| associatedWithGuru |
Guru Gobind Singh
ⓘ
Guru Nanak ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Anandpur Sahib ⓘ |
| basedOnCalendar |
Nanakshahi calendar
ⓘ
traditional Punjabi calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Punjabi people
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabis
Sikh people ⓘ
surface form:
Sikhs
|
| celebratedInCountry |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| celebratedInRegion | Punjab ⓘ |
| celebratedInReligion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
Punjabi New Year celebration
ⓘ
agrarian festival ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | solar calendar ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Vaisakhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Baisakhi
Vaisakhi ⓘ
surface form:
Khalsa Sajna Divas
Vaisakhi ⓘ
surface form:
Vaisakh Sankranti
|
| hasRitual |
Akhand Path
ⓘ
Amrit Sanchar ⓘ Nagar Kirtan ⓘ community langar ⓘ kirtan ⓘ processions ⓘ visiting gurdwaras ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Khanda
ⓘ
Nishan Sahib flag ⓘ
surface form:
Nishan Sahib
|
| marksEvent |
Vaisakhi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi New Year
Khalsa ⓘ
surface form:
formation of the Khalsa
spring harvest in Punjab ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Indian diaspora
ⓘ
Pakistani diaspora ⓘ Sikh people ⓘ
surface form:
global Sikh diaspora
|
| occursOn |
13 April
ⓘ
14 April ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Bihu
ⓘ
surface form:
Bohag Bihu
Pohela Boishakh ⓘ Puthandu ⓘ Vishu ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
commemoration of creation of Khalsa Panth
ⓘ
renewal of Sikh faith and identity ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| typeOfHoliday |
regional public holiday in parts of India
ⓘ
religious and cultural festival ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 1699 ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vaisakhi of 1699
this entity surface form:
Baisakhi
this entity surface form:
Vaisakh Sankranti
this entity surface form:
Khalsa Sajna Divas
subject surface form:
Northern India
this entity surface form:
Punjabi New Year
this entity surface form:
Baisakhi